Monday, April 8, 2013

Blogging Tip...How To Add a Poll Question to Your Blog

Hi everyone!! Today's blogging tip is about a gadget that's been around for a awhile, but I haven't used it in years. It's the Poll Gadget. Thought I would try it again and show you how to do it too!!

Here's what it looks like on my side bar.

This isn't the clickable poll, just a screen shot. To vote in the poll, just click on the actual poll on my right side bar.

It's so easy to make one for your blog too...

Go to your...

DASHBOARD

CLICK LAYOUT

CLICK ADD GADGET

SCROLL LIST TO FIND "POLL"

CLICK TO ADD

Fill in question in space

Then create your answer choices. You can "add another answer" block too.

Click SAVE.

Your gadget will appear at the top of your side bar, so slide it into position where you want it on your side bar and click save again.

There is a way to add the actual working poll inside your blog post itself, but it involves html coding and I'm not up for that. Lol !!

It's just as easy to see the poll on the side bar. Plus it's always there for the whole week, unlike a post which moves down and out of sight.

To vote, just click on one answer and click the word Vote. It's anonymous and just a percentage rating for the most popular answer.

You do have a chance to change your vote.

If the results aren't showing, you can click "show results" and the percentages will show up. See? There's my new vote added to the results.

Have fun with your poll questions. It's a great tool for interaction on your blog. Perfect to hear from people who don't usually comment or don't have a way to comment...they can join in on the fun too!!

Just an FYI...you can't edit the poll once the first vote is there. I forgot to add Blogging to the list of favorite hobbies. Crazy, I know!!!

Don't forget to go to my side bar and vote on this week's poll...your FAVORITE HOBBY!!

10 comments:

I have tried to figure this out, but had no idea I could do it in blogger. Karen you are fabulous with all your blogging know-how. I have learned sooooooo much from you. Thank you yet again for your great posting.

Thank you for sharing this tutorial with us!!!I pinned this tutorial! Thanks for taking the time to prepare these tutorials for us, they are appreciated!! Marisa fromhttp://passionetcouture.blogspot.ca/

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Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Karen. I am a wife to a wonderful man for over 28 years and a mom to two beautiful daughters. The girls have graduated from college and are starting wonderful lives of their own. We miss having them home, but they still keep us busy! I am a dental hygienist by day and in my free time I love to blog, sew, quilt, craft, rearrange furniture, shop in consignment stores and drink tea! Thanks for joining me on this blogging journey...I have sew many things to share!